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USD/JPY holds modest gains near the 159.60s on Tuesday, edging higher on the day. The pair has clawed back ground after a recent sharp pullback and is grinding back toward the upper end of its recent …
The Bank of England (BoE) will keep interest rates unchanged for the rest of the year, according to a Reuters poll conducted between August 13 and 18.
USD/CAD trades little changed on Tuesday as rising long-term US Treasury yields lift the US Dollar (USD), while elevated Oil prices underpin the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD). At the time of …
Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke argues that European gas storage will depend on higher LNG imports over winter, as current inflows of 8 bcm per month would see storages trend toward 0% by March. He consid…
Rabobank’s Mauricio Une and Renan Alves note softer United States (US) inflation and cooling labor data, giving the Federal Reserve (Fed) more time to assess policy. Domestically, the central bank of …
Chris Turner at ING describes EUR/USD as contained after a rally stalled just above 1.16, with investors cautious due to high natural gas prices and upcoming FOMC minutes. He expects a 1.1520–1.1580 r…
At its meeting on 19 March 2026, the Governing Council decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. It is determined to ensure that inflation stabilises at the 2% target in the medium t…
Gold (XAU/USD) remains on the back foot at the start of American trading hours on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak as a firmer US Dollar (USD) and rising long-term US Treasury yields weigh o…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes Brent crude has rallied above $91 as the US–Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff persists. Haddad argues crude Oil is driving the war narrative and expects…
The Swiss Franc (CHF) trades marginally lower against the US Dollar (USD) in the early European trading session on Tuesday, with the USD/CHF pair edging up to near 0.8116. The Swiss Franc pair rises a…
The AUD/USD pair turns lower following a modest Asian session uptick on Tuesday, awaiting a break below the 0.7100 mark before extending the previous day's retracement from the highest level since Jun…
The United Kingdom’s (UK) ILO Unemployment Rate stayed at 4.9% in the three months to June after reporting 4.9% in the previous reading, data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show…
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report that EUR/USD briefly broke above major resistance at 1.1610 to 1.1614 before fading, leaving the Euro in a near-term consolidation be…
The EUR/USD pair loses traction to around 1.1575, snapping the three-day winning streak during the early European session on Tuesday. The Euro (EUR) edges lower against the US Dollar (USD) as traders …
Gold (XAU/USD) sticks to modest intraday losses below the $4,400 mark heading into the European session on Tuesday and, for now, seems to have snapped a two-day winning streak. The US Dollar (USD) bui…
The Aussie Dollar trades near two-month highs of 0.7129, supported by a weaker US Dollar, amid a scarce economic docket in the US, following last week’s softer Retail Sales data. The AUD/USD trades at…
GBP/USD cleared 1.3550 on Monday for the first time in three months, printed the highest level of the window just above it and handed the entire advance back within hours for a net gain under 10 pips.…
USD/JPY sat near 159.50 through Monday inside a 75-pip range for a net gain of 10 pips, on the day the Dollar Index broke beneath its 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) to its weakest level sinc…
US Treasury yields advance on Monday during the North American session after reversing their course following the release of US Retail Sales data last week, which disappointed investors. Meanwhile, th…
US President Donald Trump said that he is not interested in renewing the expiring agreement with Iran, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
The shared currency clings to minimal gains versus the US Dollar on Monday, edging up by some 0.08% after reaching a month-and-a-half high at 1.1614, then reversing course and falling beneath 1.1600, …
Gold price (XAU/USD) edges higher to near $4,415 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The precious metal extends its upside amid fading expectations for further US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hik…
The GBP/JPY cross-pair is poised to finish Monday’s session with gains of over 0.14% as traders prepare for the beginning of Tuesday’s Asian session. The cross-pair has climbed above the 50-day Simple…
ASX 200 rallies 1.37% to 8,844 as weak US payrolls ease Fed hike bets and gold rebounds above US$4,100, capping a choppy week bridging the FY26 close and FY27 open.